Selected quad for the lemma: virtue_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
virtue_n	add_v	diligence_n	temperance_n	889	5	10.6694	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51258	A motive to have salt always in our selves, and peace one with another whereunto is annexed some considerations on Rev. 22, v. 14, to do His commandements.	Moore, Thomas, Junior.	1671 (1671)	Wing M2606; ESTC R3376	80,430	162

of God in Christ beleived we love one another as he hoth loved us and so bring forth all the fruits of love this is no law-work but the fruits and exercise of love by which faith worketh which though free from the bondage of the Law will lead to all righteousness in afflictions and actions commanded in the law in every commandment of it from the free obligation of grace in love Gall. 5. 6. 13 14 22 23. and 6. 15 16 Rom. 13. 8. 9 10. And the like I might say of endeavouring in all things to glorifie God and walk honestly and of patience waiting for his coming but I will not further enlarge for surely he that with the heart beleiveth the testimony of Christ and sayings thereof and so turneth at his reproof that he beleiveth in his name for the good he hath promised and hence confesseth his name whatever he suffer for it end ●ring to bear his reproach loving his brother as God hath loved him endeavouring to walk honestly in all things so to being glory to God and so patiently wait for his coming the word of the testimony and sayings in it certainly worketh savingly in him And he is born of God taught and learneth of God Rom. 1. 16. Pro. 2. 10 11 12. Heb. 11. 13. 1 John 3. 9 10 11. and 4. 21. and 5. 1. Acts 4. 20. And he that doth these things doth not beleive with the heart Rom. 10. 10. For the word of Christ with his spirit therein and love commended there through where ever in heart beleived doth work the motions and inclinations to the willing and doing these things so as no more is required of us but this that in his so moving to will and do we without murmering or disputing so will and do which in his strength in such season we may so will and do Rom. 1. 16. 1 Thes 2. 13. Phil. 2 12. 16. and 4 12. And where the heart is exercised in beleiving how can they but readily yeild up thereto Psal 116. 10. 16. 2 Cor. 4. 13. and thence the exhortation to work out this in working salvation Phil. 2. 12 13. which teacheth as said Ti● ● 11. 12. 13. and so by his mercies as the motive and motion to give up their bodies as a living sacrifice to him and their members as weapons of righteousness unto righteousness being changed and reformed by the renewing of the mind Rom. 12. 1. 2. and 6. 19. so as all that with the heart beleive Jesus Christ true in his sayings and so beleive in him as the Scripture hath said find in some measure the springs of these things in their heart and so may know that the right doing of these Commandments to this end is not law-work but an exercise of faith that worketh by love John 7. 38. Gall. 5. 5. 6. Nor doth the term Commandements darken this at all for the whole Gosp●l given Christ to preach is called his Commandment Iohn 12. 50. And his giving it to the Apostles to preach is called his giving them Commandements Acts 1. 2. and the Gospel made known to any and they helped to beleive is called the holy Commandement delivered to them 2 Pet. 2. 21. and so beleiving on his name and loving one another are called his Commandments 1 Ioh. 3. 22. 53. 24. Ioh. 14 1. and 13. 34 and 15. 12. And so it is clear that this doing his Commandements to this end as it is no Law work but an exercise of faith so also it is a sure way to have right to the Tree of life yea right and life is found and received in so doing them Rom. 8. 13. Gall. 6. 8. and this is evident and plain in the Apostle shewing the end of their preaching the p●etio●s promises given them To be that the heareis in beleiving might partake of the divine nature in Christ risen from the dead Isa 55. 3. 4. and sheweth how Beleivers come to partake of this Efficacy of the word and promise of blessedness and faith First having excepted the polution that is in the world through lust And then in that which fol●oweth and goeth together with it he saith and besides this giving all diligence Add to which implyes giving up and using and working together to your faith that object of and doctrine of faith you in beleiving have received and is moving in you vertue zeal and courage to bring forth its teachings and operations and to this vertue knowledge in minding and understanding his mind discovered in his sayings for the manner ends and seasons of venting forth vertue And least your knowledge of your liberty in all outward lawful liberties and things be abused to some snare and to your knowledge temperance that you be neither ino●d●nate in your desires not immoderate in persuit nor unseasonable or unsober in use of lawful liberties and because in so doing you must exercise self denial and meet with depravations and reproofs from some others therefore to your temperance add patience that in patience you may possess your Souls letting patience have its perfect work and that you abuse not patience to stupidity and sloathfulness but that it may leave its perfect work indeed to patience add godlyness in both a right worshiping of God as he hath discovered himself in Christ adoring him and calling on his name c. And conforming to him in Holiness Humility Meekness Mercies And as in this you will be moved so to this Godliness add Brotherly kindness in delighting in the Saints and ready shewing forth the fruits of Brotherly love to them and seeing there are imfirmities to be forgiven and covered and others besides them to shew love and mercy to that are yet enemies to you to Brotherly kindness add Charity which is the Bond of perfectness and full of good fruits and leads to constancy therein for if these things be in you that is as God in his word tenders and works them so you in beleiving receive them and abound that is have their perfect work so as you yeild up thereto to bring them forth they make you that you shall neither be barren not empty of good fruits in your selves nor unfruitful without some profits to others in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ But he that lacketh these things as those that smother the motions in his teachings and yeild not to obey in doing them will soon die Is blind purblind and can not see a far off to the hope set before us in Christ and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins which when he first saw and beleived did work thus effectually in him but he hath forgot this he once so highly prized and so the efficacies are withered and his understanding darkened wherefore the rather Brethren give diligence to make your calling that grievons operation of Christ in which you were brought out of darkness into his marvelous light to beleive in him and live to him and election that is that gracious operation of